Happy Sunday

Happy Sunday! Its finally sunday aka my day off and I am not ashamed to say that its 4.10pm and I'm still in my pyjamas. 

This week I developed a new obsession: INSTAGRAM. I know what you are all thinking, "oh wow how long does it take for this girl to clock on?" Well guys, unfortunately we can't all have iPhones, some of us have to settle for HTC's. #awfulphone. Anyways I'm 'lexiev' on it so follow me and my photos if you want!

Also this week I went to the James Bond exhibition at the Barbican with the ladies from worky! I am not usually very keen on JB but the exhibition was actually really good and interesting, lots of glamourous costumes. I definitely wouldn't mind being a bond girl. (Pref one that doesn't get killed) Define hot and dangerous: BOND GIRL. And on the subject of the ladykiller himself who saw the Olympics opening ceremony? Daniel Craig jumping from a plane/David Beckham in a speed boat....well you get the picture... ;) (Queenie was a total babe for taking part!)

This post seems to be getting more and more random but I recently saw the DIOR ADDICT perfume advert and I LOVE it. Check it out below:

Very excited about the next few weeks at my internship where I shall be involved in the A/W12 shoot and casting some hot and dangerous male models for the boxers range: Max Holliday! What do you think of the boxers? They are all named after the girls I work with! Cute!!! 


Hope you all have a fantabulous week!


Love Lexie x x x 

OH HAII

Hey y'all 

Its so nice to have a moment to sit down and write something...FINALLY!! wow at my life!

At work I've been asked to work on their website blog which is very exciting for me. On friday I was doing some research for it, looking at other professional lingerie blogs and lingerie websites and taking bits and pieces from them for new ideas. I came across PINTEREST which I've recently become a massive FAN of! 

I found the Pinterest page of Intimissimi, a Italian lingerie brand. I really liked their SS12 Gardens of Sicily campaign, its soooooo prit!!!! 

Whats better than running around an Italian garden in your pants!!? Unfortunately I'm not talking from experience but Irina Shayk looks like she couldn't be loving life more in the amazing photos above!!

What do we think!? I think its the perfect ad to appeal to move men and woman and totally enraptures the brand identity of Italy, and of course, like any good brand, being HOT AND DANGEROUS. 

Def a 10/10 

Love Lexie x x x 

The New Shapewear....hot and dangerous

I'm annoyed about the lack of blogging I've done recently! Interning has taken up all my time/commuting (which is VOM). But I'm enjoying my internship so its all worth it. 

The latest piece of lingerie I've become obsessed with can be seen below: 

I'm 100% head over heels in love with the body suit in black. Its amazing and being surrounded by it all day at work does not help the situation! Its not the most practical item, but since when was lingerie supposed to be practical!??! Its also incredibly flattering and I need to find a way to fund this item....maybe I'll start the 'Lex Foundation.' Donate to keep me out of Toms and other fashion atrocities. 

Not only is it incredibly sexy, it's amazing shape wear.... whats the point in spanx tbh? They are not hot and dangerous and you def feel hideous in them... whereas in this bad boy you would feel amazing and be confidence personified! What do you think about this beauttt!?!?!

The Topshop sale right now isn't the best thing ever but I've 'invested' in some more lingerie from there as you can get about 46925694075 pieces for £20. HashtagAMAZEBALLS! I'm an addict and theres no cure....oh well! 

In other news today if anyone is interested I wore this:

- Necklace - H&M -

- Top/dress - River Island - 

- Skirt - Zara - 

- Platform Trainers - River Island -  

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Love Lexie x x x 

Personal suitcase packer anyone?

On my way back from Lahndahn today I came across an article in the newspaper: "POSH PACKING." Turns out Louis Vuitton have hired a 'packing artist' to pack clients suitcases for luxury holidays. There is even a step-by-step guide. Some of the tips include: 

1. Place heavy objects in-between shoes.....?
2. Fill all empty spaces with underwear, socks and rolled up belts....?
3. Lay your shirts on the wheeled side of the case...?

All sounds a bit unessescary to me! But I guess if you have the money then YOLO. 

Talking of money, the price of this service was not mentioned in the article but they hinted towards the service costing more than an easy jet flight to Edinburgh....wow...(the flights can be up to £500.) 

In addition to all of this the 'packing artist' offers a detailed instruction on....wait for it....HOW TO ZIP UP YOUR BAG????!!!! 

Well I guess....if you're gonna travel, you may as well do it in style.... 

What do you think? Too much? 

Love Lexie x x x 

Interning in LAHNDAHN

Oh Hey...

Today I started my internship at the amazing lingerie company Damaris. 

I wore: 

- Pink and white chiffon shirt - Warehouse - 

- Black pleated skirt - Zara -

- Belt - Primarni - 

- Platform Trainers - River Island - 

Totally loving life spending my days in a lingerie heaven....which is me in a nutshell! :) The collections are amazing! Today I worked at a sample sale just off the Portabello Road which was fun....I got to know the collections more and learnt about wearing the right bra size....appaz I've been wearing the wrong size for ages!!! YOLO. Also a bra life is only 6 months....which I DID NOT know!!!

Here is a have from the sample sale today:

It is TOO DIE FOR.

What do you think of the brand?

Love Lexie x x x 

Benetton UNhate Campaign

As you know I love a controversial advert in Fashion. This time its more serious then the 'don't-wet-yourself-with-excitement-Harvey-Nicks-advert.' In 2011 Italian Fashion brand United Colour of Benetton launched their 'unhate' campaign to promote cultural diversification and to send out a message about the need to overcome the culture of Hate. 

Benetton used the following (superimposed) messages to promote their campaign. I guess if world leaders can put aside their hate for each others nation then the impact will be world wide... 

Although some prints like the International Herald refused to print these ads, at the time they trended on Twitter and reached 500m internet users, making an impact through social media. 

Its quite funny to see images like this, and I think Benetton have been really creative with this. So much so that they won the Press Grand Prix at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, for best international press campaign. 

This video went alongside the photos: 

The Vatican were totally ANN GARY and I think they went as far as to sue United Colours of Benetton.

In other news I'm starting my exciting internship on Monday! YAY. I'm also moving in with one of my besties Jess's house and its going to be soooo much fun as we are both doing internships in London....cue lots of blogging!

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What do you think of the Benetton advert? Do you think it gets the message across?

Love Lexie x x x 

Funniest Catwalk Falls

Its always funny when something a bit bad happens to someone else....unless of course its serious. I'm referring to stuff like a friend getting poo'ed on by a bird, walking into a lamppost or watching a catwalk show and the model falls over! This sounds cruel but take a look, its actually pretty funny. 

Sorry about the short post today....Im on a double shift at work!! 

Hope that made you laugh.

Love Lexie x x x

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Its not the size, its how you use it

Apparently summer is on its way (well today is pretty fine and dandy!). Fashion and body image often go hand in hand. From super skinny models to plus size models and all the controversy that comes in between. Its often at summer where these two words 'fashion and body image' become practically synonymous. You may be wondering where I'm going with this. Well the other day I read an article about plus size models which can be found here:

http://fashionista.com/2012/01/plus-size-model-editorial-says-runway-models-meet-the-physical-criteria-for-anorexia/

Its really interesting, and you should deffo give it a read (its not very long), its from January so its not a very recent article but the issue discussed is relevant and still a wide topic of debate. I was shocked and nervous to read that most runway models meet the body mass index for anorexia....which is just not right. However, because of the nature of the industry I think this will always be the case- its the way its always been! Needless to say their were lots of people who commented on the article...with a wide range of differing opinions.

In this industry there is a lot of pressure to look your best at all times and it often gets competitive, especially with the fickle nature of it. When I went to an all girls school there was a lot of competitiveness concerning eating and at the time it was the most important thing in our lives but now me and my friends look back and think : we were such twats.

Kate Moss caused controversy a while back saying "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" which in a way I can understand. But then everyone has their own happy weight where they feel 'skinny,' so such a broad term and I think what she meant was misconstrued. But it is  a shame that these days teenagers, who are easily impressionable, are under pressure. For example, I have Tumblr account. Tumblr's main audience is young people aka teenagers and there are so many 'thinspo' and 'dieting' posts that come up on the newsfeed, without even looking for it, its there- which is not healthy.

Ultimately, I think its not the size of your body but how you use it. I don't think size matters, as long as your happy! ;) hahaha and I'm still talking about body image guys!

As long as you feel healthy in yourself and are happy with your appearance I say why should anyone else give a sheeeeet?!

Whats your take on all of this? Whats your opinion on runway models VS plus size models? I know this is a controversial subject but I hope I've gone about talking about it in the right way!

Love Lexie x x x

The Harvey Nicks Controversy

I was doing a bit of a stalk on the internet the other day and came across the recent ad campaign by Harvey Nichols. Has anyone else seen these? On first sight I thought they were a joke advert. But it turns out they are real. I think they are quite funny and its refreshing to see fashion being able to laugh at itself. Especially such a prestigious name as Harvey Nicks! 

H.N launched a string of adverts with the tagline "try to contain your excitement" where the models appear to have wet themselves with excitement for the H.N summer sale! This isn't the first time H.N have come under fire for their adverts- at christmas 2011 it fronted a controversial campaign with the slogan "Turn your walk of shame into the stride of pride with Harvey Nichols." 

The recent summer ads look a bit like this.... 

They caused quite a lot of controversy with people even commenting that these ads made them less likely to shop at H.N in future which is quite a big deal.

What do you think of the adverts?! Is it funny or is it just too silly??

I'd love to hear your opinions!

Love Lexie x x x 

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This Weeks Style Crush

I have decided to ‘spice’ my blawg up with a weekly ‘feature.’ Every week I’m going to write a focus blawg post on someone who I see as a style inspiration or someone who’s look I think it hawt and dangerous. If you are a regular reader you will already understand my love for Lana Dey Rey who I wrote about a couple of months ago.

So here is the first one: MILLE MACKINTOSH from Made In Chelsea.

Okay. So where do I even start?! I think Millie is totally hot and dangerous, she always had amazing hair and the best tan ever. In addition to this she is going out with PROFESSOR GREEN, who I have a major crush on! Whats not to love!?

Millie is all about a pair of skinny jeans and a staple blazer- two wardrobe must haves. Millie’s look is quite simple with a few staple pieces from a capsule wardrobe. I’ve always wanted to be able to work out a capsule wardrobe but knowing my uncontrollable shopping habits I think it would be impossible.

This blazer is amazing and would go with about 407402370247502 outfit combinations for example high waisted jeans or a summer dress.

Denim jackets work with basically everything, in summer they look especially cute with summer chiffon dresses or maxi dresses. I'm in search for the perfect denim jacket as I lost mine recently! If you see any beauts on your shopping travels please let me know! :)

This is my fave outfit out of the ones on this post. I love the shoes and the top especially. I don't think leather trousers would suit me so I'd wear this with high waisted skinny denim jeans. 

Also I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of her in a pair of flats… which I really can appreciate as being a fellow tall girl heels or no heels is often a major question on a night out.  #tallgirlproblems. Its no fun being taller than boys but on the other hand it can work in your favour towering over people in an intimidating way. Ha ha ha!

Who is your style crush at the moment?  What do you think about Millie’s style? What would you do differently to the outfits shown? 

In other news this weekend I went to a 21st. The sun came out to join us which made choosing an outfit so much easier! I wore my old faithful floral body with a new cream chiffon skirt that I bought for my internship which starts soon and added some rings, bangles and my new spiky necklace!

Its a shame my feet are so white. hahaha

Love Lexie x x x 

Date Night with the Gal Pals

This summer my friends and I are totally abusing being home and all together again. A few of us are going away on holiday and others have internships so we're all over the place for the next couple of months. So when we have time together we intend to fully take advantage of it. 

Last night four of us went for dins and drinkies and this is what I wore: 

Soz about the shocking and nervewracking nature of these photos. My Mum isn't the best photographer/should probs invest in a better camera. 

Necklace - H&M 

Top- Primarni 

Jeans - Topshop

Shoe boots - Topshop

I love this top SO MUCH. Its one of the most flattering things I own. 

Today I've been working on my dissertation proposal but obviously got distracted and came across this inspiring article (well it inspired me!) have a read and let me know what you think.... 

http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/fashion-industry-skills-experience?CMP=

In other news with my blog I write how I speak and I think unless you know me you probably think I'm a bit cafe loco with all the random phrases I use so here is a little 'lexicon' of sayings (cringe) to make more sense of my posts! Haha

• Shocked and nervous - A joke that was formed in Barcelona with my uni gal pals, can be applied to anything really.
• How ya doin' that? - Most used when you disagree with something or you're shocked and nervous e.g. on the existence of Toms: HOW YA DOIN' THAT? 

Cant really think of anymore at the moment, but if you're confused just comment and I'll explain. Will add more to the end of each post!

Love Lexie x x x